Today brings us the trailer for The Giver, favorite childhood book of just about every girl I know. Opening August 15th, it stars The Dude (Jeff Bridges) and The Iron Lady (Meryl Streep) opposite some little kid named Brenton Thwaites, whose name appears to have a lisp. Adapted by Michael Mitnick and directed by Phillip Noyce, who directed a couple Tom Clancy movies and filmed Angelina Jolie running funny in Salt, the story is set in a utopian/dystopian world where war, fear, and pain have been eradicated, but not without some sacrifices (the Jews?). And when young Jonas gets selected as the receiver of memory, he starts to learn some SHOCKING SECRETS!

“When people have the freedom to choose, they choose wrong.”

Being in a movie about a dystopian future where no one has free will was probably easy for Katie Holmes after Scientology.

I also like that they illustrate “community” with a bunch of kids playing with a ball:

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What the hell kind of game is that? I think the director just thought more balls = more community.

Anyway, part of me wishes this was a story about the kid meeting up with The Dude to drink White Russians every day. “Look, kid. You just have to receive the memories. No one said you had to keep them.” (*clinks glass*)

I was wondering again if it was an American thing, that not only was this not my favourite childhood book but one I’ve never heard of, and then I looked up the publish date. I don’t know who you’re hanging out with, but I suggest you check your state’s age of consent laws, just to be safe.

I know that I will end up hating this movie due to the lack of black and white…
Most likely will be my only complaint, unless the kid is just a dreadfully awful actor (most likely the case with a name like that, am I right?).
Needless to say it makes me feel like a shitty person for already making my mind up about a film because it was shot in color.. ‘
Perfect example for why people should never read books.